72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument
Monument in Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument[1] is an 1891 statuary memorial on the Gettysburg Battlefield. It is located on Cemetery Ridge, by The Angle and the copse of trees, where Union forces – including the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry – beat back Confederate forces engaged in Pickett's Charge.
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Location | Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania |
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Dedicated date | July 4, 1891 (1891-07-04) |
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The monument was the subject of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court case over control of the battlefield. It is depicted on the 2011 "Gettysburg" America the Beautiful quarter commemorative coin.
The regiment erected an earlier monument in 1883. To avoid confusion, that is now usually referred to as the "Philadelphia Brigade" Monument.